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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

WEDNESDAY 1ST WEEK OF LENT – YEAR II

FEBRUARY 24, 2010WEDNESDAY 1ST WEEK OF LENT – YEAR II

JONAH 3:1-10The word of Yahweh was addressed to Jonah a second time. 'Up!' hesaid, 'Go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach to it as I shall tellyou.' Jonah set out and went to Nineveh in obedience to the word ofYahweh. Now Nineveh was a city great beyond compare; to cross it tookthree days. Jonah began by going a day's journey into the city andthen proclaimed, 'Only forty days more and Nineveh will beoverthrown.' And the people of Nineveh believed in God; theyproclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to theleast. When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from histhrone, took off his robe, put on sackcloth and sat down in ashes. Hethen had it proclaimed throughout Nineveh, by decree of the king andhis nobles, as follows: 'No person or animal, herd or flock, may eatanything; they may not graze, they may not drink any water. All mustput on sackcloth and call on God with all their might; and leteveryone renounce his evil ways and violent behaviour. Who knows?Perhaps God will change his mind and relent and renounce his burningwrath, so that we shall not perish.' God saw their efforts to renouncetheir evil ways. And God relented about the disaster which he hadthreatened to bring on them, and did not bring it.

LUKE 11:29-32The crowds got even bigger and he addressed them, 'This is an evilgeneration; it is asking for a sign. The only sign it will be given isthe sign of Jonah. For just as Jonah became a sign to the people ofNineveh, so will the Son of man be a sign to this generation. OnJudgement Day the Queen of the South will stand up against the peopleof this generation and be their condemnation, because she came fromthe ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, look, thereis something greater than Solomon here. On Judgement Day the men ofNineveh will appear against this generation and be its condemnation,because when Jonah preached they repented; and, look, there issomething greater than Jonah here.

REFLECTIONWhy is it that we ask for a "sign" before we believe in God's love?Isn't it enough of a sign that Jesus came and died on the cross forus?

In today's reading, the sign of Jonah made the Ninevites repent. Yet,our generation, to whom God sent his Son, someone greater than Jonahor Solomon, refused to believe and repent. Jesus Christ is the signfor the present generation.

During this time of Lent, let us spend more time in prayer tostrengthen our faith. The miracles we are waiting for are happeningright now, every day in our lives; we are just too blinded to seethem. Jesus showed us the way, all we need to do is follow him.

Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayersand for those who need our prayers the most.

Have a good day!

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